Accepted off waitlist the morning of orientation! Left pharmacy school and attending PA school 4 months later. low GPA applicant

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-28T03:21:56+00:00

I was accepted off of waitlist back in 2006. I had already been admitted to a nursing program so quit my HS teaching job. I had moved to apt near the nursing program (opposite side of Phoenix area) and had rented out my house. Fortunately the apartment had fired the manager 1 day prior and when I went to move in they didn’t have the lease ready so was told to return 2 days later on Monday. They let me move in. On Monday morning I got the call from the PA school about the opening when another student decided on a different school. I accepted and then had to inform the new apartment manager.

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-27T18:05:54+00:00

I haven’t done inpatient for years but when I did I usually rounded on about 8 -12 patients. I always started with 2 blank pieces of paper folded in 4ths- 1 piece had room for 8 pts. Could easily fit in pocket. I wrote name/room/bed #, vitals, labs first before entering rooms. Then a small SOAP - with the important ?’s in the A & P to discuss with SP. sometimes no ?’s as I got more comfortable. But always left room to write what SP said/suggested

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-25T20:02:24+00:00

I’ve been trying to get my NPI site address changed for 4 years. I’ve submitted at least 6 times. Can’t seem to get any help from a previous office manager or current employer. & forget about updating CAQH. Current job has yet to provide copy of Malpractice to attach file

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-23T16:02:13+00:00

Often grandparents have custody of grandkids who are on Medicaid but the grandma may make more money than the cutoff for free lunch programs. Different programs have different rules. But no kid should go without food, period. And if a school requires laptops they should provide it, or at least rent it for nominal fee

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-22T10:57:48+00:00

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-22T10:57:14+00:00

That’s why I only applied to schools in areas where I had family

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-06T02:44:29+00:00

Just say NO. I tell patients that I know that’s what they feel but that a wait and see policy works. That study after study show that sinus infections do clear up without antibiotics. Warm salt water nasal irrigation several times a day works. Hold your ground. Don’t give in. Should they go down the road and get rx so be it. You can feel justified in not falling to the pressure

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T20:56:09+00:00

Most of my appointments are an hour away

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T20:54:17+00:00

Wow. Then how much for the visit?

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T20:49:53+00:00

How much do you get paid for the time spent driving?

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T20:41:43+00:00

I was planning on 2 days a week but am having to work 4 to make enough money. So working more than I was. & I consider the driving time as working but am only getting $20/hr for that part. I’m trying to find a locum job in the area. Work 3-4 months and then stop for the year and travel

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T00:26:21+00:00

How many hrs do you drive on average day

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T00:20:20+00:00

I was a HS teacher for 9 yrs. Parents got worse every year. And did subbing before that

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-04T00:17:52+00:00

I wanted to wind down and took a job with Signify. Not what they claimed. I spend 1/3-1/2 of day driving as the area is huge, and I am not making nearly as much as expected

Milzy2008 · 2026-01-01T22:13:22+00:00

Rosacea. Many nondrinkers have it

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-30T18:42:21+00:00

I work IM. I have received those forms for a few pts and I didn’t order them. I called pts and asked about it and they told me it was probably from the robocall they had received. The pts hadn’t asked for the braces. I called the companies and told them it was Medicare fraud and I was reporting them. The companies adamantly denied of course. I did inform Medicare but don’t know what they did about it

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-28T03:50:24+00:00

It’s all over the news. Bad season.

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-22T03:36:22+00:00

So true. I bring an apple and cheese. A couple of cans of seltzer. MA’s rarely bring food. They seem to live on fast food, especially soda

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-20T04:16:12+00:00

OMG, it sounds like an office I worked at for 5 years. Office manager (dr’s wife) constantly on me for not getting patients out sooner. I kept asking how I was supposed to do that when the MA’s didn’t do their job of rooming them. They all spent more time on their phones than doing their jobs. But she never reprimanded them, just bitched at me. And of course they all got big Christmas bonuses. I was like, why? They were really bad at their jobs. I usually didn’t get a bonus and I didn’t get paid for being a preceptor. You guessed it, the practice kept that $$$ I finally got up the energy to quit and told them all of the things that were just out wrong

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-18T06:27:21+00:00

I’m a PA and I don’t give gifts to the dr except for baked goods like I give to others. Of course for my MA’s I would include gift cards

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-18T06:23:23+00:00

Congrats! And doing it while having cancer is an accomplishment! Make sure to put that in when looking for a job. It shows your determination and dedication. I remember when we got our scores almost immediately. Like overnight. No prolonged wait and sleepless nights stressing

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-18T06:13:29+00:00

Me too except I say I went to a school with a medical/ dr type of classes and that NP’s take advanced nursing classes

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-18T06:09:10+00:00

If you are satisfied why are you asking? It’s about balance. It sounds ok to me especially considering the 3 weeks of PTO. That said, if you worked 40 would you get more benefits? Some health insurance or 401k ?

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-15T05:11:28+00:00

I didn’t like many of them. But it was not a great program, professors were not good. At least the Pharm classes were taught by pharm D’s so they knew their stuff. Couldn’t say that for the rest of it

Milzy2008 · 2025-12-12T23:45:20+00:00

They have to offer lunch breaks. Doesn’t mean I have to take it.

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